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2014. Assessment of Cost, Morbidity, and Mortality Associated with Blood Culture Contamination

BACKGROUND: Blood cultures are the primary diagnostic tool for bloodstream infections, but accuracy of results is dependent on collection technique. Decreasing blood culture contaminations is a priority for antimicrobial stewardship programs as false positives can expose patients to adverse effects...

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Autores principales: Davis, Kevin A, Painter, Jacob, Lakkad, Mrinmayee, Dare, Ryan K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809141/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1694